Malte Müller
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Yeah, we’ll see. Nearly a third the first two days already is not that bad for a start. Maybe the rights play their parts in those costs, too. Or any other speciality hidden somewhere… That Perseverance project seemed very expensive indeed…
Thanks, nice roundup. On FSM someone posted the movies as found on youtube, too. Have to take a closer listen. Maybe I decide to support it next month but if only the digital category…
Amazing 45,000 $ set for “just some smaller scores” where apparently even the scores don’t need reconstruction as other did. 13,000+ $ already backed.
For those who can access them, arte still has two Shore concert movies online that Shore didn’t conduct himself but was there. Among some film suites there are also some concert works included: The Forest (guitar concerto), Fanfare for Organ and Brass, Mythic Gardens and Ruin and Memory.
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/114846-002-A/howard-shore-toedliche-versprechen-the-song-of-names/
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/114846-001-A/howard-shore-der-herr-der-ringe-die-fliege/It lags a bit for me right now again… Well, we had it before that the speed even varies depending who accesses it…
Such an end would be fitting indeed. At least I read that it is planned as two parter right away. But don’t remember where, so may be wrong.
Just came back from Antoine Fuqua’s MICHAEL
Will watch that some time the next weeks with my nephew as he is a huge fan. As far as I know this is only part 1 so there might be some hints of the controversials in the next. Doesn’t this movie stop before those actually got public? But somewhere I mean to have read that they had to change/remove some things.
There is also a musical – also running here in my city – which also had quite a discussion because leaving the controversials, too. If I recall right we had a topic about how to separate artist from its work somehwere, too.
Indeed, sounds a bit “uncomfortable”. I can understand the business point of selling it at its worth but… I never had that but I only once had an album not available anymore when I tried to order it. But that was some years ago – I only switch to it when the Soundtrack Club closed its doors – and I didn’t look if it surfaced otherwise later…
CSC….that’s Chris’s Soundtrack Corner, right?
Yes!
And yes — it would be great if Lukas had a European division for his collection sales. Alas, he’s having enough problems finding a storage unit in LA, it seems.
He seems to be drowning in CDs. Looks like paradise in general 😉 I wonder how this all pays off though…
Did anyone ever use Intermezzo? I often read about them but since the site is Italian only basically… Yeah, I can use Google and since I had Latin once I do understand a few things but it is inconvenient.
Btw, I wished Lukas Kendall would run his CDs collection selling from Europe as then I probably would be a good customer…
I sometimes have the feeling CSC isn’t maintained all that well and up to date, and customer satisfaction is not a top priority. More than once I have ordered CDs there, where I was informed that they were not longer available (why then keep them in stock??), or that they had to be sent from abroad first (why not list that on the page?). It’s sometimes taken weeks for an order to arrive, even though they are in Germany, whereas Music Box Records usually takes days, even though it’s in France. So yeah, I usually chose Music Box Records over CSC for pricing, speed, and customer service.
CSC is basically a one man show (or two people according to recent update mails) and maybe even a side business and I think some titles they do stock but some they list but only order when someone actually wants them. I didn’t order any CDs from them (actaully not much in general) since end of 2024 and I never had any issue with what I ordered.
Musicbox surely is small but being label and their own shop with others as an extra they probably setup a bit differently (like Intrada maybe someone for orders only primarily).For example, the new ROCKY II expansion is 27,95 Euro at MBR and 36,95 Euro at CSC.
But shipping of 1-2 CDs is 6,50 so that makes it “just” 2,50 Euro less. Not that huge but if you buy two it may fit. I think these lower rates are fairly new, 1 or 2 years ago that didn’t exist. And when you want more than 2 when shipping raises to 22,- Euro I guess you need to start to compare with the 100,- free shipping at CSC again…
Nobody says still “Tricks” today in Germany. You say “Spezialeffekte”.
But “Tricks” is a nice nostalgic term.Yes, true indeed, probably most even would say “special effects” right away 😉
I am afraid, you wouldn’t become rich, but make a lot of Norwegian soundtrack fans happy.
Depends also on how many “a lot of Norwegian soundtrack fans” actually are 😉
But in Germany often MBR with their high shipping costs is cheaper than the German soundtrack corner with their high disc prices.
I should re-compare that. My impression was always that CSC it is quite similar once you (easily) reach the 100,- free shipping. From Quartet directly I almost alway sonly order when they have a sale for example.
There isn’t really any rule here about not discussing or bringing up bootlegs, it’s usually fine.
Sure, boots were a thing since I started with scores and who is without guilt may throw the first stone. Selling to me crosses sort of a line though…
Or, put differently, wish we had something like moviemusic.com over here in Europe.
musicbox coming nearest probably… But Europe is not an entity like the USA are and probably never will…
Cool you enjoyed it!
charmingly called “Tricks” in the credits – are adequate and often quite inventive (again, given its age).
Well, “tricks” is a common “German” term for “special effects” 😉 Btw the the underwater starts of the space ships was created using a simple carbon tablet (hope that’s the right term) if I recall right 😉
Ah, okay, good to hear! Speed variations depend on the traffic during the day. If there is spike e.g. due to login attempts it slows down. And since we are on so called “shared hosting”, meaning we share the server with multiple others client sites, it takes only one site with huge traffic or issue to slow it down for all others as well.
Glad it wasn’t me only this time. I am guessing the server couldn’t handle the requests/visits once again. The open login/register page is still the most used target according to the stats. Although we block too many attempts, lots of attempts still cause overhead. Will be interesting what they say.
In any case as announced I will finally change the caching plugin to a more “aggressive” cache soon. Maybe that helps a little.
I loved the new recordings of JAWS (McNeely) or THE BLUE MAX (Raine), even though there was nothing wrong per se with the original recordings, so I’m all for recording anything anew if the music is good enough.
Actually both original albums of these have some sound issues although no major ones. JAWS (McNeely) I don’t know but I have both the Raine BLUE MAX and the older Sony original.
I remember in the 1990s when Varèse Sarabande and Intrada die both Bernard Herrmann recordings, I was arguing (on rec.music.movies) for a new recording of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL… I was thrilled when that actually came true.
Indeed that one is really good although some but not all of these Varese Recordungs suffer from too much reverb (to my taste).
If you record a film score anew with 50 different musicians in a different room and a different conductor, it will be a different recording, and as such it has to be judged on its own terms.
Absolutely and we had this before. But since JANE EYRE has good or better sound than others there are other candidates that are lost or have really bad sound I would like to see re-recorded first. Of course since it costs a lot of money something like JANE EYRE and Williams will likey better sell than others.
What Nick just said. Re-recording would just be for the sound improvement.
I guess I am not really having any issues with it even if there is a bit of “70s recording sound” there. It’s not really a CHAIRMAN/RANSOM sound issue here for me… Or my ears get old… But right one if anyone wants to do that. If I recall right there is a concert suite already, too?
Aren’t you mixing that up with this one?
No, I am referring to this one:
It was originally on some inoffical EPs/MCs but not included and as far as I know was never officially release:
https://www.discogs.com/release/5406782-Various-Bond-Songs
https://www.discogs.com/release/27744843-David-Arnold-James-BondI tried to talk Thor into actually only posting English content since the film score community audience is small in general and the Norwegian one probably even more so. But I could not yet convince him yet 😉 Actutally I do understand the wish to keep things in the “native tongue” here though.
This song immediately reminded me a little of Play Dead.
Interestingly there is a cover of YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE by Björk that for unknown reasons was not on the album.
That Nina Persson song reminds me of Grace Jones Piazzolla adaptation I’ve Seen That Face Before.
A bit I hear that. Maybe be a temp track or just coincidence. Arnolds RANDALL & HOPKIRK theme also pays a little reference to the original 60s theme (the series was a remake) by Edwin Astley:
Yes, he also worked with her on the Bond cover album SHAKEN AND STIRRED.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZSYSu0oFCHere even the Proplellerheads loop that is also featured on the TOMORROW NEVER DIES track “Backseat Driver” comes from (I think the cover album was first but not sure).
